Application for the College of Communication's Open UvA Courses is only open to students from the EU/EER countries and Switzerland. The courses are part of the regular Communication Science Bachelor's degree programme and your level of prior knowledge should therefore be comparable to that of other students.

If you want to register for one of the Open UvA Courses, please complete the online registration form below. You are also requested to attach the following documents:

• a copy of your passport;
• a certified copy of your transcript (if you are still a student) or your degree certificate(s).

Application deadline is 2 months before the start date of the Open UvA course (see the UvA Course Catalogue for more information about the start dates). You will receive an admission decision within two weeks after your application.

Do you have any questions? Please contact the Communication Science Education Desk:

T: +31 (0)20 525 3003
E: educationdesk-cs@uva.nl

A course usually comprises 6 or 12 EC credits. One EC credit is equivalent to a study load of 28 hours. That includes attending lectures and tutorials, self-study and preparing for lectures and examinations. At the College of Communication you may take Open UvA Courses comprising a maximum of 24 EC credits per year.

At the end of a course, you can participate in the examination. You are also entitled to one retake. If you have successfully completed the course(s), you can apply for a certificate. Apply for the certificate via educationdesk-cs@uva.nl.

Costs

The cost is €100 per EC credit including exams. Thus, a 6 ECTS course will cost you a total of €600. Literature, travel expenses etc. are not included in the course fee.

The financial administration will send you an invoice for the full amount. Payment in instalments is possible in special cases.

If payment is not made on time, as specified on the invoice, the teacher may refuse you access to the course. We then reserve the right to still claim payment of the due amount.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations can only be made before the start of the course. After the start of the course, it is not possible to reclaim your course fee.

Cancellation must always be in writing. A written cancellation should be sent to: educationdesk-cs@uva.nl. In the absence of a written cancellation, the full course fee will be charged.

In case of cancellation, a €75 administration fee will be charged. Unless the cancellation is done within two weeks from the application date, then no administration fee will be charged.

In exceptional cases, we unfortunately have to cancel participation for contract students in order to give priority to our regular students. In that case, no administration fee will be charged and you will receive full refund of the course fee.